Carly Mitchell arrived home finding her parents brutally murdered. Evidence found at the scene gives lead detective Robert O'Brien reason to believe she is next. Despite the warnings given to Carly and her determination not to follow the rules, she was attacked and left for dead. Detective O'Brien intervenes and moves her to a secure location where she will be guarded twenty-four-seven by semiretired Navy SEAL Kyle O'Brien, Roberts' brother. While under his protection a hot and heavy romance develops. When the two left the security of Kyle's estate for the reading of her father's will Carly...